Boston University School of Social Work: The place for
#changemakers
. Follow for news, events, and info on our
#MSW
, PhD, and professional education programs.
We are thrilled to welcome Alicia Mendez to our faculty as a research assistant professor specializing in intergenerational trauma & post-traumatic growth.
Our next Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series event is coming up in 10 days!
RSVP to join
@GarciaPerezJavi
for "Viviendo en la Intersección: Queer Latinx Experiences at the Intersection of Identities":
Free & open to all; 1 CE for Mass. social workers.
The recording is posted! Watch it, share it & get the slides:
"Black Contributions to Social Welfare & Social Work: A Legacy of Black Self-help, Resistance, and Liberation" with
@JustinSHarty
(
@UBSSW
)
#SocialWork
#BlackHistory
We are thrilled to welcome our new assistant professor Daniel Jacobson López, PhD, to BUSSW!
An expert in trauma, his focus is violence against gay Black & Latino men and systemic responses to sexual assault survivors w/ multiple marginalized identities.
So thrilled to welcome Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam as the 11th president of Boston University. She is a compassionate leader who brings an outstanding record of commitment to excellence, inclusion, collaboration, and community. Welcome to BU!
We're excited to announce Darien Alexander Williams
@nigreaux
will join the BUSSW faculty as an assistant professor this summer! Read more about his accomplishments and
#ClimateJustice
expertise:
#SocialWork
#Faculty
Discrimination in academia is a reality for many. Prof. Gomez's essay, featured in the ADVANCE Journal, sheds light on this crucial issue. See how she advocated for herself and students to create a more inclusive and equitable environment:
@JenniferMGmez1
Welcome Peter Treitler, BUSSW's new assistant professor! Learn more about the substance use and incarceration reform expertise he's bringing to the School:
Our new leadership, faculty &
@sswrorg
VP-elect Prof. Hahm joined us at our booth last night after a fantastic opening plenary at
#SSWR2024
.
We can't wait to connect with more colleagues & community members tonight at our BUSSW reception – 8:15-10pm in the Capitol Rm (ML4)!
In an article published in
@SCquarterly
's special issue on Black geographies, Prof. Darien Alexander Williams
@nigreaux
explores how political cartoons reoriented Black American culture.
Our next Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series event is coming up in two weeks! RSVP to join Natasha M. Lee-Johnson on Feb. 17 for Disability, Race & Gender: Reproductive Health Solutions ➡️
BUSSW lecturer Deb Goldfarb, who is also the director of behavioral health at
@GraykenBMC
, took MSW students to New York City to tour the nation's first overdose prevention center & learn from
@_OnPointNYC
harm reduction experts.
THURSDAY, 9/29: Join us for a discussion with
@UH_SocialWork
dean
@AlanDettlaff
on the movement to abolish the child welfare system & the need to align
#socialwork
practices with principles.
Virtual, 1 CE available for Mass. social workers. Register at .
Happy
#SocialWorkMonth
to our social work community & beyond! 🎉
It's been a tough year and we are so grateful to all social workers for their extraordinary compassion, courage & commitment to justice & liberation for all.
#SocialWorkIsEssential
In an
@SSWRorg
article, Dean Jorge Delva and Laura S. Abrams of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs show how essential it is that researchers and social movement makers work together to make a more just society:
#Research
#SocialJustice
#SocialWork
Center indigenous voices this
#SocialWorkMonth
& every month.
Join us on March 25 for
@AsherBlackdeer
's "From Settler Colonialism to Self-Determination: An Indigenous Perspective on Decolonizing Social Work."
Sign up now! ➡️
What is
#CulturalBetrayal
, and how does it affect Black women and girls who have survived sexual abuse?
Prof.
@JenniferMGmez1
explains cultural betrayal trauma theory and its applications in her new book published by
@APA
.
We are thrilled to announce Prof. Gómez’s (
@JenniferMGmez1
) election to the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (
@ISSTD
) board of directors! Read more about the important work she’s accomplishing here:
Congratulations to Prof. Mary Collins for receiving a Fulbright Scholarship for her upcoming collaboration with
@SongtabaNGO
in Ghana! Read more about the project here:
📣 Introducing Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, Boston University's 11th president! An esteemed scholar, respected physician, and champion of diversity, she will take office on July 1, 2024. Welcome to the BU family, Melissa!
We are thrilled to share that
@DrLuisRAlvarez
will join our faculty this summer as a tenure-track assistant professor. Learn about his work as a scholar & clinical social worker ⬇️
Congratulations to incoming BUSSW dean Barbara Jones! As recipient of the
@oncosocialwork
Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award, Jones delivered the Quality of Life Lecture at
#AOSW2023
:
ICYMI: Check out the recording, photos & recap of our Emerging Scholars Colloquium on Social Work, Climate & Environmental Justice, ft.
@nigreaux
,
@oreoluwabadaki
& Shanondora Billiot
@ASU
.
Over 100 people testified in support of a mental health crisis response by Profs. Belkin Martinez & Sprague Martinez that doesn't involve law enforcement. Pictured are SSW faculty, students, & alumni who attended the budget hearing at Boston City Council
#MentalHealthAwareness
We're thrilled to have Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez join our faculty as an Assistant Professor this year! Dr. Gómez research focuses on the effects of interpersonal trauma in diverse populations. Read more about her here:
#socialwork
#faculty
#BUSSW
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our
#SSWR2024
booth & reception! We’ve had a fantastic time connecting with you and are so grateful to all of our BUSSW community members & colleagues who made our efforts a success.
Stay tuned for more photos coming soon!
Looking for a new podcast? Check out The Melanated Social Work Podcast, hosted by 4 men of color in the social work field covering mental health,
@NASW
, toxic masculinity & more.
Listen here:
Congratulations to two of our incredible faculty members who have been elected to top leadership positions at
@SSWRorg
: Prof. Mary Collins, elected vice president, and Assoc. Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez, elected director-at-large. 🙌
Join BUSSW alum
@greerham3
on Dec. 14 to explore the complex relationship between social work and reproductive oppression, and ways to incorporate reproductive justice into your professional practice and beyond.
1 free CEU, register for Zoom details:
We can help build healthier communities by making more voices heard on
#healthcare
policy. Join
@ciswh_at_bussw
&
@Vot_ER_org
on Dec. 8 for a virtual forum on how social workers & healthcare professionals can promote civic engagement!
Congratulations to Prof. Jacobson López for joining
@SDSU
's Blue Ribbon Task Force! He will be working with leaders from across the country to reduce gender-based violence at college campuses:
Last stop on our Healthy Democracy Campaign: voter registration at GSU ✅
Huge thanks to our
#MSW
student leaders Courtney White, Victoria Brown, Ryan Fessinger & Natalie Thoreson and our staff coordinator Diane Crowley for getting out the
#vote
!
Today we join the BU community in a day of collective engagement to focus on antiracism and our role as an institution and as individuals.
#BUTalksAntiracism
We are thrilled to share that Prof. Ellen DeVoe has been appointed associate dean for research at BUSSW.
Our deepest gratitude to Prof. Renee Spencer, whose excellence in her role as interim associate dean was invaluable.
Congratulations to BUSSW professor
@robeschmann
on joining a world-class community of digital-space experts as a 2020-2021 fellow at
@Harvard
's Berkman Klein Center
@BKCHarvard
! 🎉
Congratulations to BUSSW doctoral candidate Amy Mengni Yao who received the
@HorowitzFdn
Social Policy Award for her dissertation, “Food Insecurity & Mental Health among Urban Women and the Effects of Policy Change during the COVID-19 Pandemic."
The recent Welcome Reception for BUSSW Dean Barbara Jones featured guests from the BU community and beyond. Thank you to all who attended!
Photos by Dana J. Quigley, DJQ Media LLC
Fantastic news!
@SSWRorg
has elected Prof. Hahm as their new Vice President. Her leadership will shape the future of social work research, inspiring new innovations and progress in the field. Congratulations, Prof. Hahm!
In this article by The Brink
@BUexperts
, BUSSW Prof. Daniel Jacobson López discusses his important research on how intersecting marginalized identities affect people’s access to necessary services:
#LatinxFaculty
#ThoughtLeadership
A graduate of
@BUSSW
’s BRIDGE and MSW programs, Alexis Agrinsoni (‘15) uses his macro practice expertise as a disaster relief manager for
@RedCrossLA
, empowering vulnerable populations throughout the state.
Do racism & sexism play a role in college students’ bystander responses to sexual assault against Black women? Prof. Jacobson López
@danjlopez8
& researchers from
@PittTweet
aim to find out with a new pilot project funded by
@PittCRSP
.
On Jan. 21, join the 2nd virtual event of our Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series, "White Anti-Racist Organizing."
Presenter: Josie Diebold, community organizer &
@UBSSW
PhD student
All are welcome! Register on Zoom:
Congratulations to BUSSW alum Reggie Harris (SSW'15), one of six newly elected Cincinnati city councilors!
Harris: "I do a lot with my social work degree, which is one of the reasons I love being a social worker."
#SocialWorkIsPolitical
Prof.
@JenniferMGmez1
discusses the cultural context of sexual assault in a new
@NASWPress
book about social work's response to interpersonal violence.
Happy
#NationalVoterRegistrationDay
! Today we join
@Vot_ER_org
&
#socialwork
schools across the country to kick off the Healthy Democracy Campaign, a grassroots, student-led voter registration initiative.
BUSSW students, sign up here to get involved:
BUSSW’s Small Grants Program kickstarts new faculty research addressing HIV/AIDS stigma, community reentry post-incarceration, sexual violence, & anti-racism training for social workers. Learn more ⬇️
@DrLuisRAlvarez
@JenniferMGmez1
@TreitlerPeter
Join our faculty! We have 2 positions in macro
#socialwork
open now. Applicants must be committed to justice-based practice, scholarship & teaching.
Learn more & apply:
Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for our 2024 Hubie Jones Lecture with
@LeePelton
! We had a fantastic conversation and were thrilled to have so many members of our community in attendance.
If you missed it, keep an eye out for the recording - coming soon!
This year's
@SSWRorg
conference showcases work by more than 30 BUSSW faculty, students & research staff.
Get the details on their presentations, discussions, e-posters & more in our guide to
#SSWR2023
⬇️
Profs. Miller and Sprague Martinez were recently selected as
@SSWRorg
Fellows, recognizing their notable contributions to social work research. Read more about their positions as Fellows and their areas of expertise:
#SocialWork
#Achievements
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton
@greerham3
for winning the
@acosaorg
Doctoral Student Award for meritorious scholarship in the social work field! Read more about Greer and her award here
Join incoming BUSSW faculty member Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez
@JenniferMGmez1
to learn about cultural betrayal trauma theory & her forthcoming book, Cultural Betrayal, Sexual Abuse, & Healing for Black Women & Girls: From
#BlackLivesMatter
to
#MeToo
.
RSVP! ➡️
We're excited to announce this year's BUSSW Commencement speaker!
Thrilled to celebrate our Class of 2023 with
@aarwboston
exec. director &
@dotnot4sale
organizer
@carolynchou
.
Alum Emy Takinami (SSW'20) co-wrote a
@BostonGlobe
op-ed urging the Boston City Council to override Mayor Wu's budget veto and establish a community-based mental health crisis response:
@LibHealthBoston
Our Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series event “Understanding & Resisting the War on Trans Youth” is coming up this Thursday, Sept. 28!
Join featured speaker
@jessdkant
to learn how you can support
#trans
youth.
Register for Zoom details:
Prof. Astraea Augsberger was inducted as a 2024
@SSWRorg
Fellow in recognition of her vital contributions to social work scholarship & service.
Learn more ⬇️
We have an exciting week ahead at the
@SSWRorg
annual conference! Get details on our reception, booth and dozens of presentations by BUSSW faculty, students and alumni at
#SSWR2024
⬇️
An op-ed for MSNBC cites Prof. Copeland's expertise on racism deniers as it relates to comedian Hasan Minhaj’s untrue autobiographical jokes. Read more:
Congratulations to BUSSW Dean Jorge Delva who has been elected to serve on the board of
@NASWMA
.
As a board member, Dean Delva will contribute to the Chapter's advocacy efforts & programming, and help implement its new strategic plan.
Bringing our community together one event at a time! Check out these photos of the BUSSW community at the CSWE Annual Conference and our reception “Dismantle Injustice. Liberate Possibilities.”
How does Boston's Housing Policy affect community health? Find out in this upcoming CTSI talk featuring Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez (
@BelkinDawn
) and moderated by Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez:
#HealthPolicy
#PublicHealth
#SocialWork
Thrilled to share that 3 BUSSW students were selected to participate in this year's Public Policy Summer Fellowship at
@Kennedy_School
's Rappaport Institute.
Congratulations to Greer Hamilton, Noor Toraif & Florence Glynn!
This Latinx Heritage Month, Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez will speak at the Latino Social Workers Organization's conference on 9/28. Learn more and register today:
How does secondhand discrimination--like seeing hate crimes on social media--affect young people in the survivor's minority group? A recent study co-authored by Prof. Hahm
@DrChrisHahm
looks at the mental health ramifications:
#MentalHealth
#AAPI
What would it take for professionalized
#socialwork
to shift to an abolitionist praxis?
Join Dr. Sophia Sarantakos for a virtual presentation & discussion on abolitionist social work at our next Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series event.
RSVP:
Today we celebrate the 37th annual
@IFSW
World Social Work Day. This year’s theme is "
#Ubuntu
: I am Because We are – Strengthening Social Solidarity and Global Connectedness.”
Happy
#WSWD2021
to our global community! 🌏
#SocialWorkisEssential
Congratulations, students & educators – fall semester is officially over! BUSSW is closed for winter intersession and will reopen on Jan. 3.
We wish you all happy & healthy holidays, and peace & rest for the new year.
As many social workers transition to telehealth, some may struggle to find the fine line between professional and personal identity. Check out this article by
@newsocialworker
for tips on maintaining boundaries:
Dr. Aaron Beck, the father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
#CBT
, passed away at the end of 2021. His legacy lives on at the Network for Professional Education at BUSSW where his son, lecturer Dan Beck, carries on his life's work.
Prof. Gómez
@JenniferMGmez1
shares her expertise with
@USATODAY
about the sexual harassment allegations against Coach Mel Tucker, and gives us anti-racist advice on how we can prevent harassment in the future:
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, a pioneer in Asian American health research and advocacy, has been promoted to full professor at BUSSW.
@chrishahm7
@aware_lab
Congratulations to our alum Christiana Bratiotis (PhD'09)
@cbratiotis
on winning the University of British Columbia (
@UBC
), Canada, Killam Teaching Prize for her excellence in teaching and advising!
#alumni
We're thrilled to welcome 2⃣ new full-time lecturers to our faculty: M. Emilia Bianco, a macro practitioner focused on global social work & immigrant communities, and Chloe Frankel, an LICSW helping to develop police-free crisis response for
@CityOfBoston
.
BU Prison Education Program grad Jose Bou finds success after earning two BU degrees. A new grant will help more incarcerated people follow suit.
@bualumni
@PrisonEduc
"The idea that we have a punitive response [when a family doesn't have money] is preposterous ... The national discussion around race in America has forced social workers to examine their own role in policing."
–BUSSW's Jessica Kant via
@theappeal
Registration is open for our Emerging Scholars Colloquium on
#socialwork
, climate & environmental justice!
RSVP to join our E&I Committee and three early-career scholars on March 23 ⬇️
Our
#Equity
& Inclusion Committee developed a new FREE online course, "Understanding Structural & Institutional Racism," to help people better understand these complex and pervasive topics. Learn more and register today!
@BelkinDawn